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Cell Structures Organelles Compartmentalization

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Membrane-bound organelles have been an

important component in the evolution of complex,

multicellular organisms. Which of the following

best summarizes an advantage of eukaryotic cells

having internal membranes?

a)

Eukaryotic cells are able to reproduce faster because of the presence of organelles.

b)

Some organelles, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, are similar to prokaryotic cells in structure.

c)

Organelles isolate specific reactions, increasing metabolic efficiency.

d)

Compartmentalization leads to a higher mutation rate in DNA, which leads to more new species.

2.

Which of the following observations best supports the claim that mitochondria evolved from once-free-living prokaryotic cells by the process of endocytosis?

a)

Mitochondria produce ATP

b)

Mitochondria contain proteins

c)

Mitochondria exchange substances with the cytosol.

d)

Mitochondria are surrounded by a double membrane.

3.

Since eukaryotic cells are big, how do they get nutrients to the center efficiently?

a)

compartmentalization

b)

specialization

c)

They have your mom in there to help them

d)

Cell cycle control

4.

_____ and _____ are organelles that arose from endosymbiosis

a)

nucleus and cell membrane

b)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria and nucleus

5.

Which type of cell does NOT contain membrane-bound organelles?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

prokaryotic cells

d)

eukaryotic cells

6.

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

a)

The origin of eukaryotes

b)

How bacteria live

c)

How species develop

d)

Why cells rely on one another

7.

What are evidence to support endosymbiotic theory? Choose all that apply.

a)

Mitochondria is found outside the cells

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplast can divide independently

c)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have a double membrane

d)

Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own genetic material

8.

Which of the following characteristics make mitochondria and chloroplasts different from other organelles?

a)

They are much bigger

b)

The are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

c)

They both make ATP

d)

They were once free-living prokaryotes

9.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membrane composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

10.

Mitochondria and Chloroplasts have their own DNA which means they can divide themselves. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is the "receiving" side of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

cis

b)

trans

c)

gamma

d)

iota

12.

Which of the following is a function of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

Detoxification of the cell and lipid synthesis.

b)

Protein and rRNA synthesis.

c)

Synthesis of chemical energy (adenosine triphosphate).

d)

Chemical modification of newly synthesized proteins before they are packaged for trafficking to other parts of the cell or outside of the cell.

13.

In plants, what is the primary function of vacuoles?

a)

To maintain water pressure inside of the cell.

b)

To remove waste from inside of the cell.

c)

To store nutrients inside of the cell.

d)

To synthesize new membranes for the cell.

14.

Which of the following membrane-bound organelles is responsible for hydrolysis (using enzymes to break down macromolecules)?

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Peroxisomes

15.

Which of the following is a reason that cells are so small?

a)

Cells are small because they want to maximize their surface area-to-volume ratio.

b)

Cells are small because they want to maximize their volume-to-surface area ratio.

c)

Cells are small because they need to produce extremely small macromolecules.

d)

Cells are small because they prefer to work together in clusters of many thousands that wouldn't otherwise fit anywhere.

16.

Which solid with a volume of 12 sq. units would have the greatest surface area to volume ratio?

a)

1cm x 1cm x 12cm

b)

1cm x 2cm x 6cm

c)

1cm x 4cm x 3cm

d)

2cm x 2cm x 3cm

17.

Which of the following shows a protein's pathway through the endomembrane system?

a)

Nucleus to Golgi to Rough ER to plasma membrane

b)

Transport vesicle to Golgi to Rough ER to Plasma membrane

c)

Rough ER to Golgi to transport vesicle to plasma membrane

d)

Transport vesicle to Golgi to rough ER to plasma membrane

18.

The mitochondria has a double membrane which creates different parts of the mitochondria where certain reactions involved with respiration can take place. This is an example of what?

a)

Compartmentalization

b)

Active transport

c)

Diffusion

d)

Endosymbiosis

19.

Using the image at right, where do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place?

a)

Cell cytosol

b)

Stroma of chloroplast

c)

Thylakoids

d)

Mitochondria

20.
Which of the following cells would have the highest surface area to volume ratio?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
they are all the same
21.

An intestinal virus infects and destroys cells lining the intestine. Normal intestinal cells have infoldings of the plasma membrane call microvilli where the cells absorb nutrients through the membrane. As cells regrow, the microvilli are short and incomplete. Affected cells are on the left. Which of the following would best describe the effect of the shorter microvilli ?

a)

it decreases the space for more Golgi bodies , which reduces production of proteins

b)

it decreases the number of mitochondria, which affects energy production

c)

shorter microvilli decrease the surface area of the membranes, which means less absorption of nutrients

d)

shorter microvilli reduces the amount of lipids, affecting the fluidity of the membrane

22.

Healthy intestinal cells absorb nutrients through their membrane. Above are measurements of 4 different cells. Which of the following would provide the most efficient absorption of nutrients?

a)

cell 1

b)

cell 2

c)

cell 3

d)

cell 4

23.
How can surface area (SA) be increased? 
a)
Grow larger
b)
Divide into smaller pieces
24.

What is the role of ribosomes?

a)

To store genetic information.

b)

To produce glycolipids.

c)

To synthesize proteins.

d)

To hydrolyze waste materials.

25.

Which of the following is not found in all forms of life, and therefore is not evidence of the common ancestry of life?

a)

Nuclei

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Plasma Membranes

d)

Cytosol

26.

Which of the following is a difference between smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

a)

Smooth ER exists in a part of the cell near the cell membrane, while rough ER exists in a part of the cell near the nucleus.

b)

Smooth ER is not studded by ribosomes, while rough ER is studded by ribosomes.

c)

Smooth ER is meant to compartmentalize the cell, while rough ER detoxifies and synthesizes lipids.

d)

Smooth ER is made without the additional help of proteins, whereas rough ER is made with the help of special proteins called reticuloproteins.